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The Ladies

2008 - 2009 Area Champs

Running with a smile

This is a new one on me. These girls are smiling while running. Good thing we had a camera, no one would have believed this one.....

The new schedule and stuff

If you take a look below, there are some new schools that we will play this upcoming year. We are adding Menard, Evant, and Cranfills Gap to our regular schedule. We also have two new schools that have been added to district schedule as well. Paint Rock and Veribest will replace Lometa in our district. We will still play Lometa in a non-district game. (site to be determined)

The Coyote Hardwood Classic will be back for a 3rd installment. Due to the calendar and UIL rules, we will play the Classic the last three days of this year. I will announce the teams as soon as I can.

2008 - 2009 Schedule

2008 – 2009

Basketball Schedule

November
1st	Zephyr / Sidney (Scrimmage)	Home	TBA
8th	Panther Creek (Scrimmage)	Home	TBA
11th	Cranfills Gap	Away	6:00
15th	Gustine	Home	6:00
18th	Lometa	Away	6:00
22nd	Brookesmith	Away	6:00
24th	Menard	Home	6:00
25th	Blanket	Home	1:00
December
2nd	Heritage School of Fredericksburg	Home	6:00
4th – 6th	Rochelle Tournament	Away	TBA
9th	Eden (girls only)	Home	6:30
11th – 13th	Cherokee Tournament	Away	TBA
16th	Rochelle (girls only)	Away	6:30
19th	Evant	Home	6:30
29th – 31st	Coyote Hardwood Classic	Home	TBA
January
6th	Paint Rock	Home	6:30
9th	Veribest	Away	6:30
13th	Lohn	Home	6:30
16th	Cherokee	Away	6:30
20th	Eden	Away	6:30
23rd	Rochelle	Home	6:30
27th	Open	----	----
30th	Paint Rock	Away	6:30
February
3rd	Veribest	Home	6:30
6th	Lohn	Away	6:30
10th	Cherokee	Home	6:30
13th	Eden (boys only)	Home	6:30
17th	Rochelle (boys only)	Away	6:30
District Games are BOLD

JV games will be determined at a later date

Something Different

It has been a while since we have been here. Hopefully I will do a better job of keeping this thing updated.

No promises though............

The Coyote Hardwood Classic - UPDATE

For the first time a great number of years, Richland Springs ISD will be hosting a basketball tournament. The Coyote Hardwood Classic will be held on December 29th and 30th. Boys and girls teams from Panther Creek, Cross Plains, and Lingleville will compete with the Coyotes and Lady Coyotes for the tournament title. Each team will play two games during the two-day tournament.

There will be eight games each day with the first game will beginning at 12:00 noon on Friday the 29th.

The Clock is Ticking

Some really good news is that athletics will be the last period of the day. That should make all of us happy. The dressing room has changed a lot. You will see when you get here.

Speaking of which.........

I just blinked and summer is practically over.

Teachers report to school in about a week, and students will follow the next week.

Just plain hard to believe.

It's almost here.

;)

This one is final, I hope....

2006 – 2007
Official Basketball Schedule

November
1st (Scrimmage) TBA TBA
5th (Scrimmage) TBA TBA
7th Sidney Away 6:00
11th Gustine Home 6:00
14th Blanket Home 6:00
18th Angelo Christian Home 6:00
20th Sidney Home 6:00
21st Blanket Away 6:00
28th Star Away 6:00
30th – 2nd Rochelle Tournament Away TBA

December
5th Heritage Fredericksburg Home 6:00
7th – 9th Cherokee Tournament Away TBA
12th Brookesmith Away 6:00
15th Angelo Christian Home TBA
29th – 30th Coyote Classic Home TBA

January
2nd Gorman TBA 6:00
5th Lohn (girls only) Home 6:30
9th Lometa Away 6:30
12th Eden Home 6:30
16th Rochelle Home 6:30
18th Cherokee Away 6:30
23rd Lohn Away 6:30
26th Lometa Home 6:30
30th Eden Away 6:30

February
2rd Rochelle Away 6:30
6th Cherokee Home 6:30
9th Lohn (boys only) Home 6:30

District Games are BOLD

JV games will be determined at a later date

Junior High Basketball Schedule

2006 – 2007

Junior High Basketball Schedule


November

13th Lometa Home 6:00
20th Cherokee Home 6:00
27th Austin Royals Home 6:00



December

4th Rochelle Home 6:00
11th Lohn Away 6:00



January

8th Lometa Away 6:00
15th Cherokee Away 6:00
22nd OPEN TBA TBA
29th Rochelle Away 6:00



February

5th Lohn Home 6:00
10th District Tournament TBA TBA

Independence Day

This saturday, in downtown Richland Springs, we will celebrate our nation's birthday. Along with the usual parade, fireworks, and socializing, the Lady Coyotes will be doing the Cici's Pizza sale. This year we are also including some breakfast burritos to go along with the chips, candy, and Gatorade that we will be selling.

Now, your part.

I need at least one hour from each of you. This includes the Junior High as well as the High School girls. I have started taking names for shifts already. Its first come, first served. We will start at 8:00 and close it down at 6:00.

Google Calendar

We have our own Google calendar.....


You can click here to see it.

You can add your own dates to it. (like your birthday) You can also view our upcoming schedule there too.

A loooong time ago........

Wow!

Hard to believe.

That is all I have to say....

Summertime and the living is easy

I hope everyone is enjoying their time away from the "grind" of school. There are lots of things that we have to get done this summer, and one of them is underway as we speak. The Lady Coyote Hoop Camp is in high gear and the girls are doing great. Some of you are have already started the summer shooting program. Thanks for wanting to get better.

If I dont have your email address or telephone/cell number please email me as soon as possible......

We will begin our volunteer conditioning program in mid-June. We all need a little time to unwind and to clear out the cobwebs of our minds.

Thanks for all that you do.

Incoming......

Next year's freshman class. These girls were part
of the district champs of the Jr Hi world.

Seniors Three

Jessica

Maile

Nikki

Congrats and thanks............... 

Are these girls great or what?

I found this gem while moving some papers around my desk. It's really hard to keep some "varmts" out of your yard, especially when you are asleep.

Just remember.........

"He who laughs last, laughs best". 

Calendar

Click HERE for our new calendar......


There is a lot to update, so please be patient.

Lady Coyote Basketball Camp

Mark it on your calendars....

The Lady Coyote basketball camp will be held at the Richland Springs gym May 30th through June 2nd. All girls that are in grades 3 through 8 THIS school year are eligable to participate. The Camp will stress the basic fundamentals of the game. Young ladies from all surronding areas are encourged to attend.

More details will be published as they become available.

Parent's Meeting - Changed Date!

The way things look now, we will have a meeting with the parents on Thursday, March 30th at 6:00. This is the SECOND Thursday after we come back from spring break. We will discuss some basketball opportunities for the girls between now and next October. We should be through with the meeting no later than 7:00 at the very latest.

Tentative 2006 - 2007 Schedule

2006 – 2007
Tentative Basketball Schedule

November
1st (Scrimmage) TBA TBA
5th (Scrimmage) TBA TBA
7th Sidney Away 6:00
11th Gustine Home 6:00
14th Blanket Home 6:00
18th Angelo Christian Home 6:00
20th Sidney Home 6:00
21st Blanket Away 6:00
28th Star Away 6:00
30th – 2nd Rochelle Tournament Away TBA

December
5th Heritage Fredericksburg Home 6:00
7th – 9th Cherokee Tournament Away TBA
12th Brookesmith Away 6:00
15th Angelo Christian Home TBA
29th – 30th Coyote Classic Home TBA

January
2nd Gorman TBA 6:00
5th Lohn (girls only) Home 6:30
9th Lometa Away 6:30
12th Eden Home 6:30
16th Rochelle Home 6:30
18th Cherokee Away 6:30
23rd Lohn Away 6:30
26th Lometa Home 6:30
30th Eden Away 6:30

February
2rd Rochelle Away 6:30
6th Cherokee Home 6:30
9th Lohn (boys only) Home 6:30

District Games are BOLD

JV games will be determined at a later date

2005 - 2006 Team Pictures

Summer camp links

Click here for some camps that I have found for the upcoming summer. I will publish more links when they are found. If you know of some that are not listed, please contact me asap.

Lesson to learn

"One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.

He invited all his neighbours to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement he quieted down.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.

As the farmer's neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up."

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Eight down...

5 wins.

3 Losses.


Coulda, shoulda, woulda....


Sometimes the true mark of a team isn't measured solely on the basis of statistics. Eight games in and we have learned some lessons. I have seen several players improve in areas that we recognize as needing that improvement.

12 games remain before the district schedule kicks off. It will be here before we know it.

It's here!

We will be loading the bus on Tuesday for our first scrimmage.

I can't believe that I said that. Didn't we start school last week? Well, at least two weeks ago. It must be the advancing age issue that we old-timers must deal with.

The Lady Coyotes have had some really good practices so far. We continue to focus on the "foundation" so we can build our house. I think that many of the girls have started to figure out that we can't put the wagon in front of the horse.

The Lady Coyotes and the Jr. High Ladies will travel to Blanket tuesday afternoon to scrimmage the Lady Tigers. Coach Wilson will have his girls ready to play.


I expect that our girls will be ready as well.

Richland Springs Schedule

2005 – 2006

Basketball Schedule

November
1st	Blanket (Scrimmage)	Away	4:00
5th	Gustine (Scrimmage)	Home	2:00
8th	San Angelo Christian	Away	6:00
12th	Sidney	Home	6:00
15th	Star	Away	6:00
17th – 19th	Rochelle Tournament	Away	TBD
21st	Gustine	Home	6:00
22nd	Blanket	Home	6:00
29th	Panther Creek	Away	6:00
December
2nd	Mullin	Home	6:00
6th	Panther Creek	Home	6:00
8th – 10th	Cherokee Tournament	Away	TBD
13th	San Angelo Christian	Home	6:00
16th	Star	Home	6:00
29th – 31st	Gustine Tournament	Away	TBD
January
3rd	Oglesby	Away	6:00
6th	Brookesmith	Home	6:30
10th	Eden	Home	6:30
13th	Cherokee	Away	6:30
17th	Rochelle	Home	6:30
20th	Lohn	Home	6:30
24th	Brookesmith	Away	6:30
27th	Eden	Away	6:30
31st	Cherokee	Home	6:30
February
3rd	Rochelle	Away	6:30
7th	Lohn	Away	6:30
District Games are BOLD

JV games will be determined at a later date

Go Lady Coyotes!

I just want to say that the Lady Coyotes are working hard to get better. The girls are enduring a hot gym during 7th period, but they know that this is the only way to reach our goals.

Our girls deserve the very best. We want to represent our school in a way that we can all be proud of. Part of that process is that we have to present the right image. We will have travel uniforms, team shoes, and a game day shirt. Sometimes the word, "fundraiser" makes folks run for cover. (I know that it had that effect on me sometimes) The fact of the matter is that if we want nice things, sometimes we have to do what it takes to get the job done.

Speaking of work........

One thing that I like about our team is that we don't mind doing a little work. The girls are selling discount coupons from local resturants such as Dairy Queen, Subway, and Ma and Pa's. Most of these are "buy one, get one free" types of discounts. The folks at Varsity Gold are helping the girls help themselves.

Our fundraiser will last until Sauturday September 24th.

Please consider helping the girls.

All you have to do is to ask any Lady Coyote about the cards.

They will be glad to tell you about them.

Lady Coyote Wallpaper

For those of you that like to flavor your computer with a little Lady Coyote.....

Simply click the above image.

When it opens, right click and set as your wallpaper.

Thats it!

Just a bit of news

To all of the players that pitched in.....

Thanks for all of your help at the Stars and Stripes Celebration!

You ladies really pitched in and saved the day for me. I should know how much we raised in a day or two.

We will have our regular workout this Tuesday and Thursday at 7:00.

We will NOT have any workouts next week. (July 12th and 14th)

hey.... don't smile so big......

see you at the gym!

Lady Coyote Camp

I realize that this will be, for some of you, late notice.

Next week, Monday June 27th through Friday July 1st, we will have a basketball camp for all girls that were in grades 1-8 LAST year. The camp is open to all young ladies regardless of where they went to school, as long as they comply with the UIL grade restrictions.

The camp will start each morning at the Richland Springs gym at 9:00 and we will finish around 11:00. Fundamentals will be stressed during the camp. This is a basketball camp with the focus on learning. There is a release of liability that must be completed before any camper can participate. The cost of the camp is $30.00 and all campers will receive a t-shirt.

Look for the ad in the San Saba News.

Questions?

Tuesday Night

I've tried to call everyone.

A few of you were elsewhere.

Team meeting at 7:00.

It should last about 30 minutes.

eamil me if you need to......

hoopcoach@gmail.com

Think about it.....

The Rules for Being Human

1. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period this time around.

2. You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a fulltime informal school called life. Each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. You may like the lessons or think them irrelevant and stupid.

3. There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of trial and error, experimentation. The "failed" experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiment that ultimately "works."

4. A lesson is repeated until learned. A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. When you have learned it, you can go on to the next lesson.

5. Learning lessons does not end. There is no part of life that does not contain its lessons. If you are alive there are lessons to be learned.

6. "There" is no better than "here." When your "there" has become a "here" you will simply obtain another "there" that will again look better than "here."

7. Others are merely mirrors of you. You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects to you something you love or hate about yourself.

8. What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you. The choice is yours.

9. Your answers lie inside you. The answer to life's questions lie inside you. All you need to do is look, listen, and trust.

10. This will often be forgotten, only to be remembered again.

(Cherie Carter-Scott)

I hesitate.....

To post these pictures.

They do the floor no justice at all. Mr. Clawson did a phenomenal job. He is a very gifted artist.

The final stages of the floor finishing process is upon us. The workers return tomorrow to apply the bright and shiny finish. (poly urethane)

The floor will need to cure for 7 days before we can begin our work-outs.

Mark down Tuesday June 21st on your calendars.

At 7:00 that evening we will have a team meeting in the gyn to discuss the upcoming weeks. It should last about 30 minutes and all present will earn 75 laps. If you can't be there, let me know asap!

You have to be there.
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2nd look....
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How do you like me now?
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Did you notice?

Something new at the top....

"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectivness..."

It seems to me that I can say or do anything that I want without having to stand behind it. Think about it. Many of us have become world-class excuse makers. For some of us, it is the best thing that we can do.

The lack of committment, the ability to draw back, and how it leads to ineffectiveness got me to thinking about.....

Basketball.

You were expecting something else?

Some of you ladies tell me that you want to win and you are willing to do what it takes to win. I believe you. I believe what you say.

So I hope that you believe what I say.

Your heart has to be in the right place.

You have to be committed to the game and to your teammates. You can say those words without any difficulty.

Can you stand behind those words?

How hard will it be to not make excuses?

For some of you, it will be more difficult than your heart will allow.

For some of you, this concept will make you not only a better basketball player, it will make you a better person. It will give you the opportunity to win on the court and in the class room. It will make you smile with happiness.

Who dosen't want that?

Progress

We are getting there.

Mr. Clawson is doing a fantastic job with the floor. When I was there earlier, he was working on the center logo.

Ya'll will be blown away.

I guarantee it!

You can forget what the floor used to look like. That memory is dead and gone. This new design will be the best in our district. We have to get to work and make our team as good as our floor.

We want to be the best.

We will have a sneak pre-view for just the basketball teams as soon as possible. I will be in contact with you as soon as possible.

Go Lady Coyotes!

Someone once said.....

Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars

-- Les Brown

How soon?

Well folks, the way things are shaping up is that we should be able to use the floor on or about June 20th. Please remember that this is strictly an educated guess on my part. The floor has to be idle for seven days AFTER the last coat of urethane is applied. I am anxious for the project to be completed, but we are going to follow this painfully slow process to it's conclusion.

Looking at the floor before the new logos.
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The floor before Mr. Clawson's painting begins.
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The painter's tape can easily be seen from this angle. The blue tape will be removed and the lines will be good to go.

Summer Camp Info

I am working a complete listing of summer camps for our girls.....

Due to UIL rules, I can have zero involvement beyond these listings. Unbelieveable, but sadly true. I'm not sure that I understand the "logic" put forward by our friends in Austin.

Some of these start REAL soon, don't hesitate!

I will add links as they become avaiable.

Tarleton State (Stephenville)

Texas A&M (College Station)

Texas Tech (Lubbock)

Texas (Austin)

Don Eddy (Abilene, Athens, and Brenham)

Texas State (San Marcos) Adobe Reader Needed

Abilene Christian - Adobe Reader Needed

Baylor (Waco)


Go Lady Coyotes!

Inquiring minds want to know....

What's it going to look like?

The design that we expect to use can be found here.

Please remeber this is only a rough draft, but I expect the final version to be close to what you see at the link. One change will be the Coyote will be facing to the left, instead of to the right.

The lanes will not be painted. They are the most trafficted areas of the court and will show the wear sooner than I can for them to.

Does the name Clawson ring a bell?

We are pleased to have Coach Clawson's brother to work his magic on our new floor. Mr. Clawson is a very talented artist.

3rd View
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2nd View
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The floor looks different somehow...

As you can see, the gym floor is taking a dramatic turn for the better. The refinishing process has begun and before too much longer, we should have a complete job. We will have new lines, a new logo, and all of the old volleywball lines have been removed.

Out with the old, in with the new!

The old saying that goes, "the more things change, the more they stay the same" couldn't be more true when refering to the Lady Coyotes.

The great news is that our gym floor is being renovated in a way that has never been done in all of its many years of existance. We are excited that work has begun underneath the floor to firm up all areas of the hardwood. (in other words, no more dead spots!) The work should be complete before the end of the week.

Wait, it gets better....

In 1990 the gym floor was sanded down to the wood and painted. Some 15 years later, it happens again. Thats right, we will have new lines, new logos, and a new finish. Folks, this will be like a brand new floor.

Now the coach gets to be a tyrant when it comes to the gym floor.

....and I will be.

2004-2005 Lady Coyotes
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Seniors Gone.....

The Lady Coyotes bid farewell to four of their team members. Katy, Beth, Tessa, and Bethany were invaluable to the team. We will miss their personalities and their presence, but we are eager to prepare for the upcoming year. Voluntary workouts will begin as soon as the floor is available.

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blurrr....
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Tessa
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Bethany is "Suber"!
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